ThingLink Teacher Challenge: Create an Interactive Map

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Overview

In this activity you will create an interactive map image for use as a content launcher in the classroom. Use the channel to guide you through the process. Consider using the activity with students during the school year and think of ways students can create interactive maps to demonstrate learning acquired through research.

Rationale

Using interactive maps in the classroom encourages exploration, invites curiosity and promotes spatial thinking. Interactive maps can be used to provide students with background knowledge to launch a unit, or they can be used as a starting point for digging deeper into any concept through research. Interactive maps can be used to explore a wide variety of topics in traditional ways, or they can be used creatively to help students visualize just about anything.

Example

Channel of Directions

Explore this interactive channel of resources to guide you through the process as you Create an Interactive Map

Note: Create this activity in your regular teacher account. There is no need to create it in your ThingLink Challenge Classroom this time.

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Susan Oxnevad is the Director of Education at ThingLink. She strives to build a powerful network of educators who share a passion for using ThingLink to transform teaching and learning. In addition, she also hosts ThingLink webinars for educators and blogs about thoughtful ways to leverage the power of technology for teaching and learning on the ThingLink Blog for Education. Follow her on Twitter @soxnevad